In the first set, Brazil immediately took the control of the game at the very beginning. With the fierce attacks and concrete blocks, Brazil was able to take the lead at two technical timeout with 5 points (8:3 and 16:11). Dominican Republic had made more mistakes than Brazil and Brazil took the set 25:14.

The second set got off with a seesaw situation. Both Brazil and Dominican Republic made many mistakes in serving. The Dominican Team had improved their blocking and serving after the first technical timeout. This put Brazil under a tight position. The Coach of Brazil made a lot of changes in players but it didn’t help. Dominican Republic won the second set 25:22.

Third set Brazil and Dominican Republic played point to point and Dominican Republic managed to take a slight lead before the first technical timeout (8:7). In the end of the set, Brazil Coach asked for the second timeout but the performance of Brazil didn’t boost much. Dominican Republic finished the set with several blocks.

After losing two sets, Brazil regained their form and grasped points with aggressive spikes. They had 8 points of advantage before the second technical timeout. With the encouraging support from the fans, Brazil won the set 25:17 and gained the draw.

In the decisive set, the powerful spikes and solid blocks made by Brazil contributed to their winning in today’s match (15:8).